The Sherbro and its hinterland . y the sightof running water over rocky beds and down the mountainsides. These of course were exceedingly beautiful, but thelaboriousness of clambering over the mountains completelyknocked all the sentiment out of me. For a mile outside of Yandahu the pathway had beencleared a little, but even then the uphill work over rockyground was very exhausting. The hut that I stopped in was newly built, with onlyone coating of mudding on it ; which, not being dry, madethe place feel cold and damp. During the night therewas heavy rain with much thunder and lightning, andth
The Sherbro and its hinterland . y the sightof running water over rocky beds and down the mountainsides. These of course were exceedingly beautiful, but thelaboriousness of clambering over the mountains completelyknocked all the sentiment out of me. For a mile outside of Yandahu the pathway had beencleared a little, but even then the uphill work over rockyground was very exhausting. The hut that I stopped in was newly built, with onlyone coating of mudding on it ; which, not being dry, madethe place feel cold and damp. During the night therewas heavy rain with much thunder and lightning, andthe morning was quite cold and wretchedly dull—awonderful contrast to the weather of the day before, whichhad been a typical African one ; in fact this was the firstrain of any consequence since I left Sulima two monthsearlier, and I was compelled to sit wrapped in my heavyulster to keep myself at all warm. I observed a greatdifference in the people here at Yandahu, many of themhad pleasant features and were tall and well Fig. 62.—The Falls at Wedaro Sulima (^ToL\) River. (Page 167.)
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